Joyce Sidman

Joyce Sidman (born June 4, 1956) is an American children's writer. She was a runner-up for the 2011 Newbery Medal.

She graduated from Wesleyan University, with a B.A. in German. She is married and lives in Wayzata, Minnesota with her husband and their two sons.

Poetry

 * Like the Air. Georgetown, KY: Finishing Line Press, 1999. ISBN 978-0-9664324-2-8

Children's books

 * Just Us Two: Poems about Animal Dads. Illustrator Susan Swan. Brookfield, CT: Millbrook Press, 2000.
 * This Is Just to Say: Poems of Apology and Forgiveness. Illustrator Pamela Zagarensky. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2007. ISBN 978-0-618-61680-0
 * Dark Emperor & Other Poems of the Night|
 * Ubiquitous: Celebrating Nature's Survivors, Illustrator Beckie Prange, Houghton Mifflin Books for Children, 2010, ISBN 978-0-618-71719-4
 * Swirl by Swirl: Spirals in Nature, Illustrator Beth Krommes, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2011, ISBN 978-0-547-31583-6
 * Round, Illustrated by Taeeun Yoo, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2017, ISBN 978-0-544-38761-4. Round received Mathical Honors
 * This Is Just to Say: Poems of Apology and Forgiveness. Illustrator Pamela Zagarensky. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2007. ISBN 978-0-618-61680-0
 * Dark Emperor & Other Poems of the Night|
 * Ubiquitous: Celebrating Nature's Survivors, Illustrator Beckie Prange, Houghton Mifflin Books for Children, 2010, ISBN 978-0-618-71719-4
 * Swirl by Swirl: Spirals in Nature, Illustrator Beth Krommes, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2011, ISBN 978-0-547-31583-6
 * Round, Illustrated by Taeeun Yoo, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2017, ISBN 978-0-544-38761-4. Round received Mathical Honors
 * Round, Illustrated by Taeeun Yoo, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2017, ISBN 978-0-544-38761-4. Round received Mathical Honors